While history has identified a need for improved coordination
during emergencies, it has also demonstrated that community
volunteers positively impact their neighborhoods during times of
crisis. Laying out the rationale and process by which emergency
managers, community leaders, and non-governmental aid organizations
can effectively collaborate and integrate citizen response,
Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters explains how to
engage, train, and utilize spontaneous unaffiliated community
volunteers (SUCV). The book prepares leaders to integrate local
volunteers into any scale emergency response. Protocols and
flexible management solutions are outlined to ensure safe and
effective planning and execution. Work templates provided can be
modified to suit the needs of any community. This accessible manual
provides the tools to: Assess your agency's role, tasks, and
challenges to meet community needs in a disaster Build a plan for
managing SUCVs by developing internal and external protocols
Develop effective spot screening and selection methods Engage
community members in information-sharing and outreach campaigns
Consider policies and procedures that create relevant roles for
volunteers and community groups to build a resilient team for
disaster recovery Provide National Incident Management System
(NIMS) compliant answers to address common barriers to using SUCVs
Combining field experience and psychosocial research, the book
makes a strong case as to why community involvement in disaster
response will have a positive impact on a community's resilient
recovery. Praise for Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters:
All emergency management coordinators can benefit from this book.
-Howard Butt, New Jersey State Police, State CERT Coordinator Lisa
Orloff has done an excellent job in both identifying a significant
opportunity in emergency response and meticulously outlining how
that opportunity can best be leveraged. -Dr. Michael Chumer, New
Jersey Institute of Technology The Alliance for Nonprofit
Management has nominated the book for the Terry McAdam Award. This
award is bestowed upon the Committee's choice for the most
inspirational and useful new book published for the nonprofit
sector.
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